Tall BUILDING THAT RESPONDS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

Samba Bank Tower
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

Walter P Moore entered a design competition with HOK for a 38-story office tower for Samba Bank in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District. The proposed tower consists of two individual triangular masses connected by an atrium space. The taller tower is 160m tall, and the shorter tower tops off at 140m. Each individual tower contains a triangular shaped core to house elevators, stairs, and services.

Working with a basic cast in-situ construction methodology appropriate to the Riyadh market, different forms of structural concrete systems have evolved on the four faces of the building to respond to the unique solar, thermal, and view conditions.   The structural system for the proposed SAMBA tower design consists of a hybrid diagrid frame and an outrigger-braced concrete core. 

By incorporating the latest advances in tall building structural forms realized through familiar local construction practices, a highly efficient structural system has been developed as an integral component of the building design.

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